Derbyshire War Memorials
|  Home  |  Search  |  About war memorials  |  About us |  Other projects  |  
Memorial Title

Pte J W Boam

Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial to Pte John W Boam added to a gravestone in All Saints' Churchyard, Elton, Derbyshire.
Images
Setting Gravestone Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Further images may be available on request.
Locations
Last known location:
All Saints' Churchyard
Main St
Elton
Derbyshire
Nearest postcode:
DE4 4DE

NGR:
SK 222033 61009 ±5m
(Map opens in new window.)
Location details:
Grave C105 northeast of the church.
Type
Overall type: Addition to gravestone.


Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.


Description:

Additional lettering to an inscription on a headstone on a family grave. The grey sandstone headstone has a semicircular arch top, chamfered borders and a latin cross surrounded by foliage in relief within a roundel at the head. The inscription is incised in upright capital block lettering.

Glossary
Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Headstone Sandstone 1360 740 80 Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of
PTE. JOHN WILLIAM BOAM,
DEARLY BELOVED SON OF
WILLIAM AND ESTHER BOAM,
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE, SEP. 15TH, 1916,
AGED 23 YEARS.
TO FAR AWAY DEAR ONE, THY GRAVE TO SEE
BUT NOT TO FAR TO THINK OF THEE
ALSO
THOMAS EDWIN, SON OF THE ABOVE
DIED IN INFANCY.
ALSO FRED, SON OF THE ABOVE
DIED OCTOBER 4TH. 1909,
AGED 22 YEARS.
ALSO
SARAH JANE JOHNSON,
GRANDMOTHER OF THE ABOVE CHILDREN
DIED JAN. 20TH. 1905,
AGED 61 YEARS.
"THY WILL BE DONE."

[The transcription is verbatim.]
Conflicts and people named:
Conflict First World War (1914-1919) Totals
Action Unspecified
Number died 1 1
Number served and returned 0 0
Total names 1 1
Administration
Custodian: Presumed to be the Boam family.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Elton Parish Council; Bakewell Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Elton Parish Council; Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
17th April, 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.

15th October, 2009: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.
References
Comments
Can you add to or correct anything on this page? Let us know.
Page © Roy Branson